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If I have a live in nanny, should she have a lock on her door and do you go in there at all?

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beachyhead · 31/01/2005 12:46

We are thinking about getting a live in nanny this summer and we've got a couple of options for where she could sleep. Either a small room upstairs, and then get the use of the playroom, shower room and small kitcheny area (the utility room) in the evenings or we could just give up the play room and she could have that as her bedroom/studio etc. It would mean we would lose the playroom, but it is much more segregated so we would be less bumping into each other in bedroom corridors.......

Do live in nannies expect to have a lock on their bedroom door - only asked as we haven't any locks on our internal doors? and do you go in there at all, or does the cleaner?

Too many questions!!!!Oh and I am talking about a nanny, rather than an au pair, as we are expecting a baby in August and I will be going back to work afterwards....

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beachyhead · 07/02/2005 09:45

Thanks for all your messages - I think you are right - we will be offering up the playroom when the time comes, probably summer ish, so she can have her mornings and evenings without having to bump into us. Another big plus will be, that when the baby comes, she won't be woken up at night......with the inevitable screaming!!!!!I am in two minds about having a live in at all - we have had a great live out for the last three years and it is really on grounds of cost that we are thinking of a live in, (but after reading this thread, I'm not sure if I am prepared to share my house at all!!!!!) Still plenty of time to think about it and might 'practice' with a live in mothers help while on maternity leave and see how it goes...

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Uwila · 07/02/2005 11:17

Oh Frieda, what a freak. Whilst I was opposed to the lock, I would NEVER do anything like that. Rather strange. Whilst some people aren't fit to be nannies, others are clearly not fit to be employers.

mishmash · 07/02/2005 19:23

My nanny has moved out and I still feel guilty going into her room as she has some stuff still left there

She used to lock her room to start off but then I had some clothes in her wardrobe so needed access so she didn't mind leaving it open

When she came first she used to lock it at night when she went to bed

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